Mailing-wrapper.



H. L. GREVE.

MAILING WRAPPER.

APPLICATION FILED on. 26. 1914;

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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H. L. GREVE;

MAILING WRAPPER.

APPLICATION man act. 26. 1914.

0 1,207,900. Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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. zines, books or similar articles, particularly of UNITED STATES narnnr orrion.

HEB JEAN L. GREVE, OF NEW 'YO RK I T Y., ASSIGNOR 'IO INTERNATIONAL MAILING TUBE & WRAPPER COMPANY, A CORIPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MAILING-WRAPPER.

Specification 0: Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN L. Guys, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, ha re invented certain new and useful I mprovenients in ltlailing-WVrappers, of wluch the following is 'a specification.

This invention relates to mailing wrappi'ls used for mailing photographs, magathe type described and claimed in my prior Patents Numbers 1,092,209 and 1,092,210.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a wrapper of this character with means for easily and securely fastening the flaps together when the Wrapper is set up.

The Various further objects and advantages. will more fully appear from the accoinpanying description and the features of novelty will be particularly pointed out 111 the claims.

In the drawings illustrating this'invention: Figure 1 is a perspective View illus trat-ing the wrapper asset np. F ig. 2 is a derelopnient of the wrapper, one of the flaps beingshown tilrned over.

' speetive view of a modified form of wrapper in which the fasteners are attached to the side instead'of the end flaps. Fig. 4 is a development of the wrapper illustrated in Fig. 3, one-of the end flaps being shown turned over.

Referring in detail to the drawing, particularly to Figs. 1 4111612, the improved n1ailjog wrapper is preferably formed of stiff,

fibrous material such as paste board did the like comprising a. bottom or body portion 10, from which extend the end flaps 1 1, and side flaps 12. Between the body portion and the end flaps, there may, if desired, be formed the upstanding end walls 13 and likewise, if desired. between the body portion and the side flaps may be formed the upstanding end walls 14. The side flaps are formed with notches 15 at their meeting edges which divide the'flaps into sections 16 and 17 which alternately overlie and underlie the corresponding opposing sections. So far the construction is substantially the same as in my prior patents above re-' ferred to.

III. will now describe the improved means whoreby'the flaps are reliably and securely fastened to each other with the utmost ease.

Fig. 3 is' a per Attached to each of the end flaps 11 is a fastener 18 havin one or more ton ues 19 preferably extending flatwise of the material over which register the perforations 20 formed in the side flaps. When the wrapper is set up and the flaps 12 are interlocked in place as shown in'rFig. 1., the tongues 19 are exposed through the perforation. 20 as clearly appears from the right end of the wrapper in Fig. 1. These tdngues may then be readily grasped hy the lingers and bent over in the position shown in the left of Fig? 1 thus securely locking the side flaps to the end flaps. Preferably, the perforation 20 is forinedn'ith the inclined walls 21, loratedpreferalily at the outer side of the perforation or that side which is nearest to the end .ed -e. of the body portion, over which walls the tongues 19 are bent in angular relation to each other, thus affording .still greater security to the fastening.

flaps 12, while the perforations 27 and 28 are formed in the fin sections 16 and 17' respectirel v opposing; he fasteners 25 and 2G The tongues29 of the fasteners extend in the direction of the width of the flaps and are of a length such that the ends thereof are exposed so as to he readily manipulated by the fingers when the wrapper isset up, as shown in Fig. The angular walls 30 of the nnforations are preferably on the side nearest to the side edges of the flaps, so as to dispose the retaining means in the direction host calculated to afford security against accidental opening of the wrapper.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a fastening means for the type of wrapper disclosed in my prior Patents Numbers a-ibcd forms a highly satisfactory securing 'a-angenient for the wrapper.

lt will be noted, moreover. that the fastener en agiln the inclined shoulder tends to laold the bi e flaps in proper engagement will each other at the verticeH of their notches.

Having thus described my invention. 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A mailing wrapper having a body portion, end flaps and inter-lurking side llaps, said side flaps having portions overlapping each other, said overlapping portions being tornied with registering per-' iorations and fasteners attached to the end I flaps having portions which may be grasped through the pertorat ons and divergentlv stantial area, and fasteners attached to the end flaps, said fasteners being each formed with .1 tongue extending flatwise of the material and of a substantially smaller length than the perforation whereby the tongue may be grasped throngh the regis-- tering perforations and bent over theside flap to hold the same 111 place when set up.

3. A mailing wrapperhaving a body [)UIH lion, end flaps and interlocking side flaps, saidside flaps havin portions overlapping each other, said overlitpping portions being formed with registering wrforations of sub- Y stantial area, and fasteners attached to the end flaps, each fastener being formed with a pluralitv of tongues-extending fiatwise 01' the material and of a substantially smaller length than the perforation whereby the tongue may be grasped through the registering perforations and bent over the side flap to holdthe same in place when set up.

4. A inailingwrapper having a body portion end flaps and interlocking side flaps, said side flaps havin" ixn'tiona overlapping each other. said overlapping portions being formed \vith'registering perforations having converging angularly disposed walls, and fasteners altached to the end flaps, each fastener, having a tongue adapted to be grasped when the perforation registers thereover to be bent over the angularly extending .wall.

5. A mailing wrapper having a body portion, end flaps and interlocking side llaps, said side flaps having portions overlapping each other, said overlappin r portions being formed with registering per orations ha vim a plurality of converging angularly disposed walls and fasteners attached to the end flaps, each fastener having a plurality of tongues extending llatwise of the material of the end flap, said tongues adapted to be grasped when the. perforation registers t-hereover to be bent divergently over the angularly extending walls.

' ii. A mailing wrapper having a body portion, end flaps and interlocking side flaps, said side flaps having portions overlapping each other, said overlapping portions being formed with registering perforations having a. plnralit of angularly disposed walls at the side of the perforation nearest the end edge of the body portion, fasteners attached to the end flaps, each fastener having a plurality of tongues extending flat- Wine of the material, said tongues adaptedto be grasped when the perforation registers thereover to be bentdivergently over the angularly extending walls.

Signed at New York'eity, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 28th day of September, A. D. 1914.

HERMAN L. GREVE. Witnesses:

FRANK M. ASHLEY, Mamnoa LmsslIN. 

